Senior guard Jalen Porter leads the LCS returners. Last season, Porter earned All-County second team honors for the second straight year and received Class D All-State honorable mention from the Associated Press.

"Good senior leadership and experience should help this team contend for a district title this season," McKelvey said. "This team possesses great attitudes and a strong work ethic. We are going to use our defensive pressure to create offensive opportunities."

TECUMSEH: The Indians hope to continue their rapid improvement this season under second-year coach Marc Comstock.

Last season, the Indians went from zero to six wins and snapped a 43-game losing streak in the SEC. Tecumseh finished 6-16 overall (3-9 SEC).

"Should be very competitive as we have lots of returning players," Comstock said. "Program still has a long way to go. By the end of last year, we were playing much better offensively. We were sound defensively all last year. Just want to continue to build a consistently competitive team and program."

ADDISON: The Panthers will look to bounce back from last season's 4-17 record (2-12 Cascades Conference).

"One of our biggest strengths this year will be our size and ability to have several guys play different positions," said Addison coach Andy Kubish. "We play in a tough basketball conference, and we are excited to get out there and see how we stack up against the rest of the competition."

The Panthers are expecting big things from junior forward Luke Meyer, who received All-County first team and All-Cascades honors last season. He was one of two county players to average a double-double (14.2 points, county-best 11.2 rebounds). Junior guard/forward Tyler Corbin and junior forward Gabe Guerra also return for the Panthers.